Overlook Hotel site

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fictional location haunted place site of former hotel

The Overlook Hotel site is the eerie, haunted location built atop the ruins of the infamous Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s horror universe, serving as a central backdrop in "Doctor Sleep."

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Overlook Hotel	18
Overlook Hotel (during The Shining)	1
Overlook Hotel boiler explosion (novel continuity)	1
Overlook Hotel site canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725321 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Overlook Hotel site
Context triple: [Doctor Sleep, setting, Overlook Hotel site]

A. Overlook
Overlook is a residential neighborhood in North Portland, Oregon, known for its bluff-top views over the Willamette River and easy access to downtown.
B. Overlook 1
Overlook 1 is a designated scenic viewpoint in Great Falls Park offering visitors panoramic views of the Potomac River and its waterfalls.
C. Stephen King House
The Stephen King House is the famously ornate Victorian mansion in Bangor, Maine, that served as the longtime residence of horror author Stephen King and a popular attraction for his fans.
D. Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a rapidly growing commuter town in central Colorado known for its distinctive castle-shaped butte and family-oriented suburban character between Denver and Colorado Springs.
E. Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a psychological horror television series inspired by the interconnected universe of Stephen King’s stories, released as an original program on Hulu.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Overlook Hotel site
Target entity description: The Overlook Hotel site is the eerie, haunted location built atop the ruins of the infamous Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s horror universe, serving as a central backdrop in "Doctor Sleep."

A. Overlook
Overlook is a residential neighborhood in North Portland, Oregon, known for its bluff-top views over the Willamette River and easy access to downtown.
B. Overlook 1
Overlook 1 is a designated scenic viewpoint in Great Falls Park offering visitors panoramic views of the Potomac River and its waterfalls.
C. Stephen King House
The Stephen King House is the famously ornate Victorian mansion in Bangor, Maine, that served as the longtime residence of horror author Stephen King and a popular attraction for his fans.
D. Castle Rock
Castle Rock is the prominent volcanic crag in Edinburgh that forms the dramatic natural foundation of Edinburgh Castle.
E. Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a rapidly growing commuter town in central Colorado known for its distinctive castle-shaped butte and family-oriented suburban character between Denver and Colorado Springs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional location ⓘ haunted place ⓘ site of former hotel ⓘ
appearsIn	Doctor Sleep (2019 film) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Sleep Doctor Sleep (novel) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Sleep
associatedWithCharacter	Abra Stone ⓘ Dan Torrance ⓘ linked to: Danny Torrance Rose the Hat ⓘ The True Knot ⓘ
associatedWithWork	The Shining (1980 film) ⓘ The Shining (novel) ⓘ linked to: The Shining
basedOn	Overlook Hotel ⓘ linked to: Overlook Hotel site
centralBackdropOf	Doctor Sleep (2019 film) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Sleep Doctor Sleep (novel) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Sleep
createdBy	Stephen King ⓘ
firstAppearance	Doctor Sleep (2013 novel) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Sleep
genre	horror setting ⓘ
hasEvent	final confrontation between Dan Torrance and Rose the Hat (film adaptation) ⓘ
hasProperty	built on ruins of Overlook Hotel ⓘ connected to the Shining ⓘ eerie ⓘ haunted ⓘ psychically charged ⓘ
hasTemporalRelation	exists after destruction of the Overlook Hotel ⓘ
hasTheme	cyclical nature of evil ⓘ lingering trauma ⓘ
inspiredByRealWorld	Stanley Hotel (via Overlook Hotel) ⓘ linked to: The Stanley Hotel
locatedInFictional	Colorado ⓘ
narrativeFunction	convergence point for psychic powers in Doctor Sleep ⓘ place where lingering evil of the Overlook persists ⓘ
partOf	Stephen King multiverse ⓘ The Shining universe ⓘ linked to: The Shining franchise
replaces	Overlook Hotel ⓘ linked to: Overlook Hotel site

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